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Why I Hate Teaching
I love education. But I hate teaching. Far too often we confuse the two, and I think that’s a big reason the US education system is the battered & bruised behemoth it is. Well, that and demagoguery by pusillanimous politicians. If you look at how the US education system evolved, there are striking similarities to how...
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A Musician’s Opinion on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
I am a musician. I write, record, and play songs. I spend months pouring my deepest feelings into a dozen or so 3 minute tunes. In the good ol’ days, I could’ve signed a deal with some huge record label, borrowed a ridiculous amount...
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Top 5 Reasons I Hate Marketers
First, let me be clear: I’m talking about what you do, not about you as a human. Second, I’m a marketer, so I’m just as guilty as you from time to time. Speaking of which, you should listen to some of my music or even...
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3 Predictions About the Future of “Social”
In the US, there are tens of millions of searches every month for things related to social marketing, social media marketing, and the like. But, if you look at Google Trends, it also looks like that search traffic may have peaked (for now, anyway)....
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Failure Sucks
We can learn from our successes just as much as we can from our failures. So, I'd like to see a switch from Failure Chic to Learning Chic.
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